Update: Change Healthcare Nationwide System Outage May Affect Providers’ Claim Submissions
Update July 1, 2024: On April 24, 2024, the issue affecting Blue e eligibility and claim status inquiries for Blue TPA plans (plans administered by Brighton Health Plan Solutions) was corrected.
On February 21, 2024, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina’s (Blue Cross NC) pharmacy benefit manager, Prime Therapeutics, alerted us of a nationwide system outage affecting the company, Change Healthcare (CHC).
We have since learned that the CHC outage has prevented some providers and hospitals using CHC as a vendor for their operations from being able to send claims electronically to insurance companies, including Blue Cross NC.
Providers affected by the CHC issue may choose from the following during any period that they are unable to send claims using CHC.
- Use a different vendor to electronically submit claims to Blue Cross NC
- Submit electronic claims directly to Blue Cross NC without using a clearinghouse
- Direct enter claims via Blue e, our secure provider portal
- Submit a paper claim. View information on how to submit paper claims.
Blue Cross NC does not provide other services that CHC may provide for your organization (e.g. claims scrubbing or other value-added services). As a result, use of alternative filing methods could lead to a higher-than-normal rejection rate. All claims must be submitted in 837 format.
The CHC outage is also preventing eligibility and claim status inquiries for Brighton Health Plan Solutions members through Blue e. Please call Provider Services (800-214-4844) for benefit verification for members with the following prefixes during this time.
- HFG
- HGI
- HWS
- HMF
- HZN
- XZW
- Y2H
- Z2E
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in its health programs and activities. Learn more about our non-discrimination policy and no-cost services available to you.
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